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Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • Page 15

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Indiana Gazettei
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Indiana, Pennsylvania
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74, WATCHING PANDA The tables were turned recently on couple visiting the National 'Zoo in Washington as Hsing- 'Hsing, the 260-pound male panda seems to be ogling them instead of vice versa. He and his mate Ling-Ling, natives of China, have been residents of the zoo for six years. (AP Laserphoto) 'Holocaust' Sweeps Top TV Ratings NEW YORK (AP) "Holocaust" swept the top three places in the week's rat- ings race, A.C. Nielsen Co. fig- ures show, and thrust NBC into first place in the network stan- dings for the first time since November.

In contrast, ABC, which had been first in the standings all but four of the 32 weeks this season, was third behind NBC -and CBS for the week ending April 23. It was ABC's first last- place finish since last summer. NBC suffered disastrous rat- ings on "King," its miniseries in February on the life of the late Dr. Martin Luther King fjjjj and had banked on a strong showing by "Holocaust." The ft network estimated after the miniseries completion that 120 million people had seen all or part of "Holocaust." That would put the NBC series behind only "Roots," ABC's Tecord-breaking miniseries of January 1977, in total ABC estimated 130 million people saw some of "Roots." In addition to the last three chapters of "Holocaust," a four-part miniseries on the plight of the Jews in Europe during World War NBC listed the fourth most-watched show of the week, "Little House on the Prairie." The first installment of "Holocaust" was No. 4 in the ratings the week before.

The concluding episode of was the week's most-watched show, with a rating of 34.9. Nielsen says that means of all the homes in the country with TV, 34.9 percent watched at least part of that installment. NBC last won the ratings race the week ending Nov. 20, with it's four-part miniseries that included the feature films "The Godfather" and "The Godfather, Part II." Even -then, ABC listed the week's top shows, "Happy Days" and "Laverne and Shirley." NBC's rating for the week was 21.2. The networks say that means in an average prime time minute, 21.2 percent of 'the homes in the country with television were tuned to NBC.

CBS was second at 16.7, followed by ABC at 16.1. CBS claimed four of the bottom five spots in the ratings. The network's Wednesday movie, "Posse," was No. 64, followed by "Another Day," ABC's Monday evening baseball, and two more CBS shows, "Maude" and "CBS Reports." Here are the week's Top 10 programs: "Holocaust." Part IV, with a 34.9 rating representing 25.4 million homes, "Holocaust" Part II, 32.7 or 23.8 million, "Holocaust" Part in, 30.3 or .22.1 million, and "Little House on the Prairie," 24.8 or 18.1 million, all NBC; "Alice," 24.7 or 18 million, CBS; "Happy Days," 24.4 or 17.8 million, and "Laveme arid Shirley," 24.3 or 17.7 million, both ABC; "All in the Family," 24.2 or 17.8 million, and "60 Minutes," 23.3 or 16.9 miflion, both CBS, and "Three's Company," 22.7 or 16.5 million, ABC. The next 10 programs: "Dallas" and "Hawaii Five-O," all CBS; "Project UFO," NBC; "Love Boat," ABC; Saturday Movie, "Airport 1975," NBC; Sunday Movie, "Walking Tall," ABC; "One Day at a Time," CBS; "What's Happening," ABC, and "The Incredible Hulk," CBS.

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